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I'd also have to get some new hosting for it. This is useful for the fact that any video copyright issues shouldn't effect the rest of the site, also video uploading is server intensive, so if the video site slows down, it won't effect the rest of the site.

The vBTube script (software) is $129 and new hosting is around $5/month (maybe more).

This wont be for uploading episodes, this is for the various video I upload for front page posts and your fan made videos, anything MITM related that isn't full episodes.

This sounds like a great idea! We now have the problem that videos are exclusively linked to the home page News sections, if I'm not mistaken, which means that they lose prominence over time.

Splitting up the server to have dedicated hosting for videos sounds like a very wise decision too, to spread the workload and the risk of takedowns.

Perhaps even more so than with the Gallery, we've seen the number of MITM-related videos and audio fragments (trailers, promotions, behind the scenes clips, interviews) on relatively stable sites decrease, because production or distribution companies, or first-time fans have lost interest, and popular video streaming sites like YouTube, Megavideo and Veoh maintain extremely strict copyright regulations.

We can't make up for all of that, but it would be awesome (and fun first and foremost) if we could work towards that goal of archiving and showing clips that (ahem) deepen our appreciation and knowledge of all things 'Malcolm'

Rich

All the people are so happy now, their heads are caving in.
I'm glad they are a snowman with protective rubber skin.Beiß mein' Schorf, Blasenloch!

Even though episodes will not be put on it, I do not think that eliminates all copyright issues. Sometimes just hosting something as simple as footage of someone on the red carpet of an award show (for example) can cause copyright issues. If the company that films it has hold the copyright of all footage they take.

Even though episodes will not be put on it, I do not think that eliminates all copyright issues. Sometimes just hosting something as simple as footage of someone on the red carpet of an award show (for example) can cause copyright issues. If the company that films it has hold the copyright of all footage they take.

Of course, but we have been posting videos like this on the site for years, never had a copyright complaint. If it happens it happens.

As you may remember, they even claimed copyright on the logo and typeface , so they could be bothered by anything, and there's nothing really that would get us off the hook, bar limiting ourselves to text messages.

The way I see it, we as a community need to be able to share our thoughts about MITM with images and videos, because otherwise it's really no use and far from fun! Of course we could link to pictures and stuff on official sites, but time and again these would get moved and are bound to disappear after a while. We've become a sort of clearing house for MITM by now, and that's a task and a feature of this site that makes up a great deal of its appeal to both members and staff I guess.

It's mostly a matter of time and effort I think, and I wonder if any of us right now is willing or even able to devote a lot of time to it.

As for copyright issues, we can always use hidden links, only open to senior members I guess.

But I agree it would be a great feature. There have been a number of behind the scenes clips, blooper reels, interviews and extras (like the family therapy sessions and the series farewell with Dewey) that are no longer or hardly available. Same with some audio. It would be great to have them all in one spot.

Rich

P.S. I just noticed some have turned up again, so I'd better save them, as they might be taken down any minute.